How to practice Islam today while all the world will fight you in all possible ways?
Would you fight them like what Jihadists do?
Or would you submitting to their laws under the pretext of your inability to do anything?
For answering the question, how to practice Islam, we have to return to the Prophet peace and blessings be upon him and ask him what should we do to preserving our Islam in our reality?
By returning to the age of Prophet peace and blessings be upon him we find that our reality is very similar at his when he started preaching, because he was alone surrounded by non-Muslims, and that is our situation, because unfortunately there is no a veritable Muslims community nowadays, all of human beings are submitting to others than Allah glory be to Him.
So all what we have to do is follow his steps, step by step, and if God wills we will be guided.
For better understanding how we can follow the Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him in his practice of Islam, I subdivided the topic of the following axes:
- The status of Messenger of Allah in Mecca
- How did the Messenger of Allah practice Islam in Mecca
- Alternative solutions
- Conclusion
The status of Messenger of Allah in Mecca
The Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him was the son of the leader of Mecca, his tribe Beni Hashem was the tribe of leadership in Mecca.
Further Mohammed peace and blessings be upon him was the most beloved man in Mecca, they gave him the name: The honest, The trustworthy.
Therefore Mohammed was fully protected by his cousins, which allowed him to preach publicly for thirteen years in Mecca despite the harassment he was subjected to.
About what concerns you, if you have a protection where you are, you can follow the following steps, if not, there are alternative solutions about which we will talk later, if Allah wills.
How did the Messenger of Allah practice Islam in Mecca
We can divide the practice of Islam by Prophet peace and blessings be upon him in Mecca into three stages, as follows:
The announcement of Islam
When the Messenger of Allah received the order to preach his people, he stood up over the mountain of Assava and he called all his people Quraysh, then he told them that he is the warner of great torment, as AlBukhary has narrated in his book Sahih al-Bukhary, Hadith number 4492.
You also, you have to announce to your people through all possible ways that you are a warner for them from a great torment, and invite them to follow the Messenger of Allah, and start preaching as the Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him has done.
This step is very necessary, as we have seen in learn from Abraham how to become a Muslim, because it’s the practical translation of the testimony that that there is no god but Allah.
Foundation of Islamic community
After the Islam’s announcement the Messengers of Allah peace and blessings be upon him started preaching his people one by one, and every time one reverted to Islam, the Messenger of Allah asked him to keep secret his Islam.
This stage had taken three years, during which many people reverted to Islam, until they become a group that is impossible for Quraysh to exterminate.
During this stage the Messenger of Allah secretly taught the new Muslims in the house of Argham son of Abi Argham what revealed to him of Qur’an.
You also have to start preaching using the Quran revealed in Mecca the ones you hope they will accept Islam, And keep your small community secret until it grows to the point where it is impossible to exterminate it.
Announcement of Islamic community
After three years of preaching the Islamic community became stronger enough to be resisting against extermination, so it’s time to start a new stage of preaching, in this stage Muslims announce peacefully their rebellion against the laws of their people.
This is the most difficult stage because in it the non-Muslims torture Muslims, and Muslims have to stay peaceful and enduring all the harassment from non-Muslims.
This stage will continue until Muslims find a land on which they can build their state, like the Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him stayed in this stage until his immigration to Medina.
So you don’t have to fight anyone to practicing Islam, all you need is patience and endurance.
Alternative solutions
If you don’t have a status that guarantees your protection, and if you aren’t ready to be in jail or be tortured, there are two solutions for you let you practice Islam peacefully
Migration in the land of Allah
You can live alone in wild valleys and mountains, there, you are not under any authority but Allah’s authority, so you can practice Islam without problems.
Allah told us about this solution in His saying:
﴿يا عِبادِيَ الَّذينَ آمَنوا إِنَّ أَرضي واسِعَةٌ فَإِيّايَ فَاعبُدونِ﴾
Approximate translation:
O My servants who believe! Surely My earth is vast, therefore Me alone should you serve. (56)
Chapter 29.
Migration to small independent community
The second solution is to move towards any small independent community in the world, where you will free to submit to Allah alone and you can start preaching.
This solution give you the hope to create an Islamic community if Allah wills, so it’s more benefit than the first one.
You can find a small independent community in south America, south Asia, and Africa.
Conclusion
In conclusion you can see that practicing Islam isn’t difficult, it just needs sincerity and honesty, because either preaching your people or migrating in the land of Allah is easy by the support of Allah glory be to Him.
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